High Wind in Southern Queens, New York

High Wind February 16, 2025 · Southern Queens, New York

62 mph

Measured gust (54 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

At 637 PM Local Standard Time, a measured high wind gust of 62 mph was recorded at ASOS station KJFK, JFK Airport, located in Jamaica, NY.

The wider storm

Low pressure and cold front passed through the area during the late afternoon to evening hours of February 16, 2025. A tight pressure gradient behind the passage resulted in high winds across Southeastern New York from the evening hours of February 16 through the morning hours of February 17, 2025.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1229145. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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